New Mexico

Long Haul Railways

International Railways

BNSF, Union Pacific and Ferromex propose to build a new cross-border
rail link between Santa Teresa and San Jerónimo, Chihuahua, bypassing
the existing congested crossing between El Paso, TX, and Ciudad Juárez

Regional & Local Railways

Arizona Eastern Railroad Lordsburg (interchange
with Union Pacific) via Thomson AZ to Clifton AZ (interchange with
Freeport-McMoRan); about 68 miles (109 km). Trackage rights over
Union Pacific between Lordsburg and Bowie AZ link to another line
wholly within AZ.

Escalante Western Railway Lee Ranch Mine to Escalante
Generating Station. Most of the route consists of trackage rights
over BNSF, but although there is physical connection there is no
interchange of traffic between the two railways. Owned by Western Fuels
Association

Navajo Mine Railroad Navajo Mine to Four Corners Power
Plant, west of Farmington. Electrified standard gauge line about
14 miles (22 km) in length, dedicated to coal transport and having
no physical connection with any other railway. Owned by NTEC(Website contains little
information relating to the railway)

Carlsbad Division Clovis (interchange with BNSF)
via Roswell (branch to industrial estate) and Carlsbad (branches to
various potash mines) to Loving (further mine branches); total length
of line about 226 miles (364 km)

Whitewater Division Rincon (interchange with BNSF)
via Whitewater (branch to Tyrone) and San Jose (branch to Santa Rita)
to Fierro; total length of line about 121 miles (195 km)

Texas New Mexico Railroad Monahans TX via Cheyenne
TX to Lovington, about 104 miles (168 km). No direct connection with any
other railway in NM